20151101_160111_Richtone(HDR) Sainte Chapelle was built in less than 10 years in the 1240s by king Louis IX to host the holy relics (cross, crown) he had bought in 1238. The chapel used to...
Sainte Chapelle was built in less than 10 years in the 1240s by king Louis IX to host the holy relics (cross, crown) he had bought in 1238. The chapel used to…
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P1070255 Lower chapel, 6.6m tall.
Lower chapel, 6.6m tall.
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P1070268 Upper chapel, 20.5 m tall.
Upper chapel, 20.5 m tall.
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P1070256 Choir, where the relics once stood (there are now kept at Notre-Dame ). The narrow stained-glass windows are 2.1 x 13.5 m large.
Choir, where the relics once stood (there are now kept at Notre-Dame). The narrow stained-glass windows are 2.1 x 13.5 m large.
P1070257 Choir, where the relics once stood (there are now kept at Notre-Dame ).
Choir, where the relics once stood (there are now kept at Notre-Dame).
P1070267 The side windows are 15.3 x 4.7 m large. The total area of the stained glass windows is 640 sqm (70% of which are original - 1240s).
The side windows are 15.3 x 4.7 m large. The total area of the stained glass windows is 640 sqm (70% of which are original - 1240s).
P1070275 The windows depict 1113 scenes from the Bible.
The windows depict 1113 scenes from the Bible.
P1070265 History of the holy relics.
History of the holy relics.
P1070266 History of the holy relics.
History of the holy relics.
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